St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton is a state-maintained primary school in Swindon, United Kingdom with 318 pupils. As of 14 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teaching Assistant and MDSA Combined Role (closes 20 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Naomi Clarke, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
318 pupils · 50% girls · 11.6% eligible for free school meals · 2.8% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
45 (14.2%) on SEN support · 14 (4.4%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
To assist in the support and inclusion of children both in class and in small groups/one-to-one outside of the classroom.To ensure the safety, welfare and good conduct of pupils…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
62%
9%
2023/24
50%
7%
2022/23
57%
7%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
4 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
13.9
22.9
–
0
£52,934
2024/25
15.0
22.9
21%
0
£50,699
2023/24
16.0
22.6
6%
0
£46,491
2022/23
17.4
19.0
17%
0
£41,061
2021/22
17.6
19.7
7%
0
£40,241
2020/21
17.8
20.6
11%
0
£41,077
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
19.1
19.0
7%
0
£37,880
2018/19
17.8
20.3
6%
0
£36,945
2017/18
17.3
21.2
17%
0
£35,182
2016/17
18.2
18.6
31%
0
£35,474
2015/16
17.1
20.5
2%
0
£34,709
2014/15
15.4
21.8
12%
0
£33,943
2013/14
15.5
20.3
8%
0
£36,459
2012/13
16.2
18.7
19%
0
£35,193
2011/12
16.8
18.3
12%
0
£34,246
2010/11
17.8
17.9
9%
0
£33,478
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
4.9%
0.8%
9.8%
1.2%
2024/25
4.5%
0.4%
10.1%
0.4%
2023/24
5.1%
0.7%
15.5%
3.3%
2022/23
6.2%
1.2%
16.4%
0.6%
2021/22
6.0%
0.6%
19.0%
0.0%
2020/21
5.1%
0.5%
18.6%
0.6%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.4%
0.2%
8.0%
0.6%
2017/18
3.4%
0.2%
5.5%
0.0%
2016/17
3.7%
0.2%
5.9%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
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